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Akira Takarada

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Born on April 29, 1934, in Harbin, China, Akira Takarada rose from the Tôhô New Face program (with Yû Fujiki and Momoko Kôchi) to become one of the most recognizable men associated with the original Godzilla (Gojira) series, even though he appeared in only six installments. He began in 1949 with a small role in "When the Liberty Bell Rang" and after several small roles... See full bio »

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2012 The Woman Prosecutor of Kyôto (TV series)
– Episode #8.2 (2012)
 
2011-2012 Carnation (TV series)
Seijiro matsuzaka
– Episode #1.127 (2012) … Seijiro matsuzaka
– Episode #1.1 (2011)
 
2010 Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (Video Game)
Jafar (voice: Japanese version)
 
2010 Divorced Under One Roof (TV series)
– Maekara suki datta (2010)
 
2010 Happa no Freddie (video)
Dr.Luke
 
2009 Clouds Over the Hill (TV series)
Susumu Fujino
– Sei-un (2009) … Susumu Fujino
– Shônen no kuni (2009)
 
2007 Glory to the Filmmaker!
 
2005 Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)
Jafar (voice: Japanese version)
 
2005 Fantastipo
 
2004 Godzilla: Final Wars
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
 
2004 Neo the Office Chuckler (TV series)
 
2003 Fukumimi
 
2002 Watashi no aozora 2002 (TV series)
 
2002 Kingdom Hearts (Video Game)
Jafar (voice: Japanese version)
 
2001 Prince Shotoku (TV movie)
Mononobe no Moriya
 
2000 Watashi no aozora (TV series)
Joji
 
1998 Mikeneko Hômuzu no tasogare hoteru (TV movie)
Seisaburô Kanakura
 
1997 Woman in Witness Protection
Police commissioner
 
1992 Gojira vs. Mosura
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
 
1992 Minbo no onna
Kobayashi
 
1990 Tales of a Golden Geisha
Inukai
 
1984 The Audition
Emcee
 
1977 Godzilla
 
1969 Mito komon
 
1969 Latitude Zero
Dr. Ken Tashiro
 
1969 Hurricane of the Pacific
 
1968 Booted Babe, Busted Boss
Andrew Hoshino
 
1968 Haruranman
 
1968 Gonin no nobushi (TV mini-series)
 
1968 Imaginary Paradise
Takashi Maeno
 
1967 King Kong Escapes
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
 
1967 Momotarô-zamurai (TV series)
Narration
 
1967 Let's Go, Young Guy!
 
1966 Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster
Yoshimura
 
1966 Big Wind from Tokyo
 
1966 The Daphne
Kudo
 
1965 Ironfinger
Andrew Hoshino
 
1965 Invasion of Astro-Monster
Astronaut K. Fuji
 
1965 Honkon no shiroibara
Utsugi
 
1965 Zui chang de yi ye
 
1965 Kokkura suzumaru
 
1964 Chi to daiyamondo
Kuroki
 
1964 Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: Sannin yoreba
 
1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla
News Reporter Ichiro Sakai
 
1963 Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Yuichi Okamoto
 
1963 A Woman's Life
Koichi Shimizu
 
1963 Walleyed Nippon
 
1962 Gekkyû dorobo
 
1962 Chushingura
Gunpei Takada
 
1962 A Wanderer's Notebook
Fukuya
 
1962 Watashi to watashi
 
1962 Star of Hong Kong
Dr. Wang
 
1962 Zoku sararîman shimizu minato
 
1962 Long Way to Okinawa
 
1962 Woman of Design
 
1962 A Woman's Place
Rokkakuya Kou, Aki no senpu no ko
 
1962 Yume de aimashô
 
1961 Different Sons
Kensuke
 
1961 The End of Summer
Teramoto Tadashi
 
1961 The Last War
Takano
 
1961 Honkon no yoru
Hiroshi Tanaka
 
1961 Zoku sararîman Chûshingura
Kohei Hayano
 
1961 Lovers of Ginza
 
1960 Sararîman Chûshingura
Kohei Hayano
 
1960 Evening Stream
 
1960 Seppun dorobo
 
1960 Taiyô o dake
Tadashi Moriyama
 
1960 Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Reiji Sakanishi
 
1960 Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi
 
1960 Arashi o yobu gakudan
Hiroshi Maki
 
1960 Yama no kanata ni - Dai ichi-bu: Ringo no hoo: Dai ni-bu: Sakana no seppun
Kentaro - Ueshima
 
1960 Gendai Salaryman - Ren'ai bushidô
Gorô
 
1959 Nippon tanjô
Prince Wakatarashi
 
1959 Aruhi watashi wa
Daisuke Kaneko
 
1959 Daigaku no nijuhachin
 
1959 Aru kengo no shogai
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
 
1959 Whistle in My Heart
 
1959 Three Dolls in College
Shin'ichi Takada
 
1959 Ankokugai no kaoyaku
Mineo Komatsu
 
1958 Wakai musumetachi
Student of university (uncredited)
 
1958 Daigaku no ninkimono
Kageyama
 
1958 Zokuzoku sarariman shussetai kôki
 
1958 The Flower
Tsuda
 
1958 The Happy Pilgrimage
 
1958 A Holiday in Tokyo
 
1958 Romance and Rhythm
 
1958 Half Human
The Boy
 
1957 Zoku aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki
 
1957 Zoku sarariman shussetai kôki
 
1957 Aoi sanmyaku Shinko no maki
 
1957 Daigaku no samurai tachi
Shinichi Takada
 
1957 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart
Tatsuo Ito
 
1957 Sarariman shussetai kôki
 
1957 Romance tanjô
Ichirô Yabe
 
1957 Yama to kawa no aru machi
 
1957 Hibô no miyako
 
1957 On Wings of Love
 
1956 Fukuaki no seishun
 
1956 Romansu musume
 
1956 Ôabare Cha-Cha musume
 
1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ogata
 
1956 Aoi me (short)
Bridegroom
 
1955 Aoi hate
Umeda
 
1955 Jû jin yuki otoko
Takeshi Iijima, alpine club member
 
1955 Shin kurama tengu daisanbu
 
1955 Yuki no koi
 
1955 Zoku tenka taihei
 
1955 Tenka taihei
 
1954 Godzilla
Hideto Ogata
 
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2008 Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Downtown DX (TV series)
Himself
 
1990 The Making of 'Golden Geisha' (video)
Himself
 
1958 Jazu musume ni eiko are
Himself
 
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1991 Hyperdelic E-Mission (video documentary)
Yoshimura (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Star Sign:

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